SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP — Director's Dealing 2008

Apr 24, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP (SXT)
CIK: 0000310142
Period of Report: 2008-04-22

Reporting Person: MANNING KENNETH P (Director, Chairman and CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-04-22	Common Stock	M	13130	$22	Acquired	352628	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	270	$30.25	Disposed	352358	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	272	$30.3	Disposed	352086	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	271	$30.45	Disposed	351815	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	272	$30.5	Disposed	351543	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	325	$30.52	Disposed	351218	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	270	$30.53	Disposed	350948	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	270	$30.6	Disposed	350678	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	54	$30.62	Disposed	350624	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	270	$30.65	Disposed	350354	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	54	$30.66	Disposed	350300	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	109	$30.7	Disposed	350191	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	270	$30.78	Disposed	349921	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	109	$30.91	Disposed	349812	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	813	$31	Disposed	348999	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	379	$31.01	Disposed	348620	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	270	$31.03	Disposed	348350	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	54	$31.1	Disposed	348296	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	54	$31.11	Disposed	348242	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	595	$31.15	Disposed	347647	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	108	$31.16	Disposed	347539	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	54	$31.17	Disposed	347485	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	812	$31.2	Disposed	346673	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	217	$31.23	Disposed	346456	Direct
2008-04-22	Common Stock	S	54	$31.24	Disposed	346402	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-04-22	Stock Options (Right to buy)	$22	M	13130	Disposed	2010-12-11	Common Stock (13130)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	8197.214	Indirect
Common Stock	14686.025	Indirect
Common Stock	2000	Indirect
Common Stock	44443.313	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$18.54	2011-12-10	Common Stock (150000)	150000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$18.57	2015-12-01	Common Stock (70000)	70000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$19.4	2013-12-08	Common Stock (100000)	100000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$23	2014-12-06	Common Stock (80000)	80000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$23.19	2012-12-09	Common Stock (150000)	150000	Direct

Footnotes

F5: Represents shares held in Issuer's Savings Plan as of the most recent statement date.

F6: Represents shares held in Issuer's Supplemental Benefit Plan as of the most recent statement date.

F4: Represents shares held in Issuer's ESOP as of the most recent statement date.

F3: All sales on 4/22/08 reported on this Form 4 were pursuant to a single sale order. For complete information regarding all sales on 4/22/08, all Form 4 filings should be reviewed.

F7: Original option grant vests in three equal annual installments beginning on the date listed.

F1: Exercise of in-the-money employee stock option that would otherwise expire on 12/11/2010, exempt from Section 16(b) by virtue of Rule 16b-6(b) and Rule 16b-3(d) and (e).

F2: The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person.